I concur - return it. Limited are a work of art, and you want one in unquestionable condition if you are going to own one!
On 25 Mar 2004 at 17:39, Francis Alviar wrote: > I've had my sights set on buying the 77mm Limited for > quite some time now. After receiving my tax refund I > went out looking for one (through the internet) and > found one at Adorama. It was used in EX+ condition so > I bit and purchased it. It arrived today and upon > inspection it seemed that the lens has been dropped by > the previous owner (I'm assuming). The lens cap has a > big dent on it and the built-in hood also has a small > dent. The thin black ring surrounding the glass is > not level anymore due to the impact. I inspected the > glass and it seems fine. However there is a big speck > right smack in the middle. It looks to me like dirt > but how in the world did it get there? > > I attached the lens onto a PZ-1p and checked for > autofocus functions. It seems to focus fine but I'm a > bit skeptical since it looks blurry to me. The blurry > view might be attributed to the diopter but I checked > it out and it is still blurry. > > Now comes the big question. Should I return it and > get my money back? If I keep the lens will the fact > that it was dropped have any impact (no pun intended) > on image quality (blurry view, focus control)? How is > Adorama on returns? I'm afraid they might blame me > for the lens condition. I'm being paranoid since this > has never happened to me before. > > Awaiting for your replies. Thank you. > > > Francis > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. > http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html >
